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West Northfield Road Overpass
Facts
- Overview
- Through truss bridge over New England Central Railroad on West Northfield Road in Northfield
- Location
- Franklin County, Massachusetts
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1909; rehabilitated 1987
- Builder
- - American Bridge Co. of New York
- Railroads
- - Boston & Maine Railroad (BM)
- Central Vermont Railway (CV)
- New England Central Railroad (NECR)
- Design
- Warren through truss with all verticals
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 100.1 ft.
Total length: 105.0 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.3 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +42.72528, -72.46158 (decimal degrees)
42°43'31" N, 72°27'42" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/707827/4733433 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Northfield
- Average daily traffic (as of 646)
- 646
- Inventory numbers
- MA N22014 (Massachusetts bridge number)
BH 19301 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection report (as of December 2017)
- Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 47.5 (out of 100)
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Update Log
- July 31, 2021: New photos from Patrick Gurwell
- August 14, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
- June 15, 2015: Photo imported by Ian Martin
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5-23-2016
I visited today and found chocked up markings on this bridge. I checked online but did not immediately find any news on this bridge.
I suspect either someone was documenting this bridge or it was being cataloged for preservation and possibly replacement.